Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer
Location: Manchester (Hybrid – minimum 3 days per week in the office)

Salary: £45,000–£70,000 + bonus, pension and extensive benefits package

The Opportunity

I'm working with a leading organisation in the cyber, defence and national security sector that is expanding its engineering teams to support critical UK national security programmes.

They're looking for an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to help build and maintain secure, scalable cloud applications and services. You'll work within collaborative, autonomous DevOps teams, solving complex technical problems and contributing to systems that support essential national security operations.

The Role

This hands-on engineering role covers the full delivery lifecycle, from designing cloud solutions and developing applications to automating infrastructure and improving production reliability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Build, develop and maintain applications and services on AWS.

• Use AWS technologies including EC2, ECS, EKS, S3, Lambda, RDS, IAM and SQS.

• Automate infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation or CDK.

• Write scripts and application code using Python, Bash, Shell or other suitable languages.

• Support CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and continuous delivery.

• Work with Docker, Kubernetes and microservices architectures.

• Apply monitoring, observability and operational best practices to improve service reliability.

• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders in Agile teams to deliver secure and effective solutions.

What We're Looking For

• Strong practical experience working with AWS cloud services.

• Knowledge of core AWS services, including compute, storage, networking, databases and IAM.

• Scripting skills in Python, Bash or Shell, plus experience developing applications.

• Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation or other Infrastructure as Code technologies.

• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD and Agile or DevOps environments.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and communication skills.

• Security clearance required – candidates must be eligible and willing to undergo the clearance process.

• Additional experience with AWS certifications, APIs, microservices, containers, automated testing, Linux and cloud monitoring would be advantageous.

Salary & Benefits

• £45,000–£70,000 base salary, depending on experience.

• Bonus scheme.

• Competitive pension.

• Extensive benefits package

• Hybrid working and flexible arrangements around core hours.

• Training, career development and dedicated career management support.

If you're an AWS Cloud Engineer looking to develop your career while working on complex cyber, defence and national security projects, get in touch to find out more.

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